George Graham Vest (December 6, 1830 – August 9, 1904) was a U.S.
politician.
Born in Frankfort, Kentucky, he was known for his skills in oration and debate.
Vest, a lawyer as well as a politician, served as a Missouri Congressman, a Confederate Congressman during the Civil War, and finally a US Senator.
He is best known for his "a man's best friend" closing arguments from the trial in which damages were sought for the killing of a dog named Old Drum on October 18, 1869.